What 𣲢 means
It is a historical form of 河, with a separate dī reading.
In Shang-period oracle-bone writing—early Chinese inscriptions carved on bone and shell—𣲢 is recorded as a form of 河 (“river”). A dictionary gives Mandarin dī and tentatively links it to 㲽.
Read it in context: its historical and dictionary notes are not one everyday gloss.
For ordinary Chinese “river,” use 河; 𣲢 is not a routine modern spelling.
Who writes 𣲢
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𣲢 appear as a box?
The selected font may lack its glyph. Windows 10 and later include 𣲢 in default MingLiU and DFKai-SB fonts; other apps or devices may need a CJK font that includes this exact character.
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How to type or find 𣲢
- Search it as
- dī · di · 㲽
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𣲢CSS
\23CA2Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𣲢
HTML hex
𣲢
CSS content
content: "\23CA2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A3%B2%A2
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On screen
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Code points
2
JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.